Nasa seeks water in moon mission
NASA says it is on target for a June mission to scour the Moon's surface for landing sites and water that would allow humans to work and even live on Earth's nearest neighbour, reports Google News.
The space agency hopes to launch a dual craft in June, part of which would survey the Moon's surface from orbit while another unit ploughs into the lunar surface in search for water.
"We had the original target of providing information back for being able to safely return to the Moon for exploration," says Mike Wargo, NASA's chief lunar scientist.
Korea to develop digital broadcast hardware
The government will invest 15 billion won (R99.8 million) to promote research and development in the country's digital broadcasting equipment sector, reports the Korea Herald.
As part of its effort to develop the industry, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and Korea Communications Commission signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives from industry, academia and research institutes.
The industry has growth potential in the global market as the world is moving toward digital broadcasting in the near future, officials said.
Satellite images prove war crimes
US military satellites secretly monitored Sri Lanka's conflict zone through the latter stages of the war against the Tamil Tigers, and American officials are examining images for evidence of war crimes, says Times Online.
The images are of a higher resolution than any that are available commercially and could bolster the case for an international war crimes inquiry when the UN Human Rights Council holds a session on Sri Lanka next week.
They were acquired by the National Geo-spatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), based in Bethesda, Maryland, which is part of the Department of Defence but provides services for other government agencies.
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